Sources of data for use in stormwater models
Sources of data for use in stormwater models.
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| Data | MetroGIS | Met Council | MN DNR2 | MGS | MN geospatial information office | MPCA | NRCS | USGS Geospatial data gateway | USGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topographic data (contours, terrain models) | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Statewide topographic data1 | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Recent terrain data (since 2010) | X | ||||||||
| LiDAR / high resolution DEM (cell size < 3 meters) | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Soils data | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Surficial geology data | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Statewide land use / land cover data | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Recent land use / land cover data (since 2010) | X | X | X | ||||||
| Historic land use / land cover | X | X | |||||||
| Future land use / land cover | X | ||||||||
| Lake levels, groundwater, stream flow and water quality | X | X | X | X | X |
1Generally coarse topographic data; can be used to determine general drainage in region and/or in hydrologic investigations
2Historic information, only. Is available at the MN DNR Data Deli.